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Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1887-08-11

A recent decision by Judge Harlan OF
the United States supreme court, will
be of interest in the congressional cleo.
tons next year He decides that, under
the United States election laws, the
statutes of each state become part Of
su h laws as to any election in which q
member of congress is voted for,
Therefore when the judges or other
off ers of an election of that kind
violate any state law, they may be held
TO answer in the federal courts even
though their actions may not affect the
result so far as the congressman is
concerned
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1887-08-11
A Boy Eienti.

John Beall, 13 years years old, who has
been in Jail in Eaton, Ohio, six weeks on
the charge of killing his mother, has con-
fessed his guilt to the prosecuting attor-
ney, the sheriff and an ex-sheriff.
On June Is, this boy was at home alone
with his mother at farm house, and
about o'clock alarmed the neigh5ors by
saying three trampS had killed his mother
while he was aleep, but he had awakened
in time to see them leaving with watch
and some money. The watch has since
been found In vault where the hoy adj
mits that he threw it. The boy shot his
mother twice and then nearly beheaded
her with an AK. 1t is supposed he was
with the dead body three hours before
giving the alarm. No motive for his crime
can be assigned except that he was angry
at what seemed to him TO be evidence of
favoritism shown to his sister by his
mother.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1887-08-11
Disastrous MILL Fire.

Fire was discovered the other afternoon
In The engine room OF John G. Owens saw
mill. one of the most extensive plants on
the Saginaw river. In an incredibly short
time this, with three drill houses, a salt
block with 5000 barrels of salt. 1000, 900
feet of lumber, tramways and docks were
DESTROYED, involving a loss Of $3.50, 900.
The flames spread SO rapidly that the en-
ployes barely escaped with their lives,
James Mitchell, the setter was terribly
burned and may die. He reached the
groand. after being roasted about the
arms. head and back, through a window.
A large amount of lumber owned by
Johnson q Wheeler of Detroit, the planning
mill of Witham IL Boyden lumber COM
pany. and the IlOyt estate plant, adjoining
on the north, were saved only by the
greatest eXertiOns
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1887-08-11
a Soldier Suicides.

Private Tom Brown, member of the
Emmett Rifles of Jackson. in camp with
tie state troops at Island Lake, was killed
the other afternoon just opposite the De-
tr0it, Lansing d. Northern station while
his company was out OH the afternoon
drill. He was standing on the edge of a
platform when the local train running be-
tween the camp and Brighton came along.
When the locomotive was ten feet from
him lie lunged forward, and fell under the
wheels, the engine and tender cutting
him in two, almost severing leg and
crushing his head beyond recognition.
Brown was 26 years old, unmarried, a
young IriSh-American and Catholic. He
was a machinist by trade. but had not
been working for few weeks. His rec
ord as a soldier was of the best. He was
well liked and courteous. He lived with
his father and mother in Jackson, whittier
his remains were shipped. accom-
pan ed TO the station by his company,
and to his home by "A sergeant and detail
of four men.
Justice Powers of Brighton, held an in
quest the jnry deciding that the soldiers
death was suicidal, and that the railroad
company and the militia Were free from
all blame.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1887-08-11
Public Debt Statement.

The reduction in the public debt dur
ing July. the first month of the current
fiscal year. amounted 10 "a. S44. 1874. The
total debt now. less cash In the treasury.
is 81 PA, $50, S42. and of this amount
81. O66 800, 1862 Is Understanding debt.
The total net cash in the treasury August
/ is 5,69s, 594, or about IS. 600, coo more
than q month ago. The governments re.
ceipts for July aggregated $50, .s72,
against $50, 636,97l in Jnly, 1886. Gus
toms receipts during the past month
amounted to SlS,215,4 All; internal revenue
receipts reached 50, 16,. 1867 and receipts
from miscellaneous sources were 81. $751;, =
493. On the other hand expenditures fol-
July were SIS, 1875, 924 or So. 500, 900 more
than in July, 1856.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1887-08-11
THE AMENDMENT DEFEATED.
Prohibition Fails to Garry In the Lone
Star State.

star state.
The election on the amendments To the
constitution submitted to the people of
Texas by the last legislature for their rati-
ficatiOn took place Aug. 4. The amend
ments voted upon are briefly as follows:
To prohibit the manufacture, sale or
exchange of intoxicating liquor except foy
mt dlcal, mechanical, sacramental and sci
entilic purposes. To change the compen-
satiCn of members OF the legislature from
So per day for the first go days of each
session TO S. per day for the first
90 days of each session. Empower
ing the legislature to provide for
the assessment and collection of
state and county taxes on property sub
ject to taxation situated in unOrganized
counties. The provision upon this sub
ject now in the constitution is found 10 he
inadequate and unjust To people owning
property and living in unorganiZed cOun-
ties. To empower the legislature to better
protect the purity of the ballot box and TO
provide for the registration of voters In
cities containing TO-, inhabitants or
more, and in such counties in the state as
, the legislature may deem advisable. I'm
der the constitution as it now stands the
legislature Is prohibited from passing laws
ing an entirely new article in the consti-
tuition providing for judiciary dep ar
ment and charging and defining the du-
ties of the supreme and appellate courts
Of the state.
All int est centered in the prohibil,on
amendment. The fight fer and against its
ratification was conducted with great Wig
or Never in the history 1T Texas has
such canvass been waged. 1t was no
party issue. The ablest men of both
parties were arrayed against each other i'm
the contest. and able men from abroad
took par. The papers of the state dis
cuSsed daily for and against until the peo-
pie from one end of the great state to the
other were thoroughly aroused. For
months the question was discussed from
every rostrum and platform in Texas until
the alignment became sharply drawn and
the tension exceedingly taut between the
pros and ants. Each side was confident
OF victory. The result, however. has
been Waterloo TO prohibtionists.
The returns thus far received indicate that
the amendment has been defeated by
majority apprOXimating 10000. All the
/ large towns gave majorities against the
amendment, except Fort Worth. which
gave majority of l9S for IL. The cleo
ton. while hotly contested throughout the
state, passed OF quietly, and the best
Oh der prevailed at the polls.
The prohiOiIionists admit their defeat in
the state by $4,000 majority. The anti
prohibitionists calm 10000 ma. GRITTY.
Sixty -One towns give 4,017 majority
against prohibition.
1t will be- impossible TO give the exact
result until the official count is made.
The results indicate that all the other
amendments except the one extending the
time of holding the legislature have
carried.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1887-08-11
Complimentary Appointment.

The president has appointed the fol
lowing named persons special agents OF
the interior department to make allot-
ments of lands in severalty to the Indians:
James II. Howard of Washington, ID. c.,
for the Crow Indians on the Crow reser-
walton In Montana; Henry X. West of
Woodsfeld, o., for the Indians on The
Yankton reservation In Dakota; Miss Al
Ice &. Fletcher Of Washington, ID. c., for
the Indians on the Winnebago reservation
In Nebraska: Michael {. Connolly OF Pc
tersburg, ILL.,, for the Indians on the
Slietz reservation In Oregon; Maj. l..
Lightner of Nebraska for the Indians on
the Slsseton reservation In Dakota
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1887-08-11

The Boston antiGuary Hassam, who
possesses many souvenirs of Hancock
and Webster, has among the latter a
pocket match box of solid gold, richly
chased, and of much intrinsic value.
AT the recent meeting of the Ancient
and Honorable Artillery of Boston he
filled with the punch of the day flask
which Mrs. Webster gave him some
thirty years ago, and sent it as a remin.
iscence of the great senator to President
Cleveland.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1887-08-11
MICHIGAN MATTERS.
Omcers ofthe TX. off.

Michigan h. of l.. met in convention In
Muskegon and elected the following OIL
GERS: General master workman, {. r..
Barnes, Lansing; worthy foreman, W. +.
Shailer, Grand Rapids; recording and
financial secretary, II. NJ. Sheriff, Kala-
maZOo; treasurer, ii, j. Allen, School
craft; state statistician. Judson Grenell,
bet oft; executive board-John Streigel,
Detroit; Aaron Welch, jackson; A. A.
Geldhof, Grand Rapids; ID. Van Wrinkle,
Battle Creek, and A. L. Lawrence, Cole
man. Board Of Appeals-The Rev. l..
II. Squires, Lansing; w. NJ. Barnes, Mar
shall, j. ID. Wilder, Kalamazoo.
Briefly summarized the work Of the
convention is as follows:
1t was deemed unwise to come to con-
clusion on the free trade resolution after
the short discussion possible in the little
time at the disposal of the convention. 1t
was referred to each assembly for careful
ST. dy and debate. Each will forward their
views TO their congressman and senator.
Nearly all of Master Workman Barnes
recommendations were adopted. Commit
tees of knights and grangers will confer
re.ative to united action. Steps toward
labor education will he taken. The wom-
ans suffrage matter was unanimously
adopted. State assembly officers will alb
stain from the abuse and not the use of
mtoxicants. Two representatives will
care for the state in the general assembly
next October. They are Instructed to OPP
pose collections of royalty on patents.
Changers and the Grand Army are asked
to cooperate in selecting officers for state
institutions. naming women for places
where females are confined. The assem-
bly, officers won't serve longer than one
year for term. The general executive
board censuIe movement was defeated.
Candidates for state senator or representa-
tives not in favor of the Grenell bill, will
be opposed.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1887-08-11
Agricultural College.

The progrom for the commencement
week of the agricultural college, Aug l2-
II. is as follows: Friday, Aug IL, q p. M,
military exercises; Friday, 18th. and Mon
day. 18th, s p. M, society banquets; Sun
day, Aug. ii, 2:30 p. m, President Will
Its baccalaureate address Sunday, Aug.
IA. 7:S0p. M, address before the Y. NJ.
c. A.; Tuesday. Aug. 16, Sp. M, class
day exercises; Wednesday, Aug. II, 10 a.
m, graduating exercises; "Wednesday,
Aug. II, s to 10 p. M, presidents recep-
linn
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1887-08-11

Cyrus Walden of Newark, N. j., an.
nounces that he will marry any woman,
white or tack, who will advance him
$4,000 for the manufacture of a new
musical instrument which he has in.
vented. II the instrument is anything
like an ACCORDION, it is to be hoped that
no woman will accept the offer.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1887-08-11
salt Inspector.s Report.

The report of the state salt inspector
shows production during July as follows:
Saginaw county, 100, 707 barrels; Bay
county, az, 542 barrels; Manistee county,
l01, 46s barrels: Midland county, 4,325
barrels; Mason county, 1s, 726 barrels;
losco county, 39,494 barrels; Huron coun-
ty, 26,S71 barrels; st. Clair county, d.
61S barrels; Gratiot county, 900 barrels;
total, 400, 1856 barrels.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1887-08-11
A Kentucky Way.

During the late election in Manchester
KY, a score or more of men, all armed Il
the teeth, became engaged in an election
quarrel. Six men were killed outright
and number badly wounded. -Four mel
were prominent citizens of Manchester
and the unknown were strangers from the
country. There was no attempt on tn,
part of the officers TO quell the disturb
ance.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1887-08-11

The panel portrait of Jefferson has
been removed from over the eastern
fireplace of the White House vestibule
and put in the vacant panel at the right
of Martha Washing ton in the east par
Tor. he full length portrait of Lincoln
has been taken from the inner corridor
and put at the left of Washington. in
tho 90 II tnarlor
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1887-08-11

Perry county. Indiana, seems to be In
n peck of trouble. The county commits
sioner has eloped with Sc 200 Of the
public funds, and the district attorney
is in durance vile for bribing jurors.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1887-08-11
Gathered From Our Exchanges

Ex-Judge Gage of East Saginaw is dead.
Tie Flint normal school has been closed
indefinitely.
Michigan salt has gone up from ST. to 20
cents per barrel.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1887-08-11

Said Chicago lawyer in reference
to the attempted suicide OF Charles H.
Reed, Guiteau's counsel: Hundreds
of Charles old friends in Chicago will
read with a pang the story of his at
tempted ending of life. 1t seems only
short time ago that he stood among
the leaders of the younger members of
the bar III our city. At the time when
he was prosecuting attorney of Cook
county he probably had no equal there
as a criminal lawyer. He promised to
rank among the foremost jurists of our
time. He and Emery II. Storrs were
always mentioned IN the same breath
when the most vigorous and able advo
Gates of the west were spoken of. He
also had immense personal popularity.
If Guiteau had been tried in Chica 20
with Reed as his counsel, the majority
OF the citizens would have expected an
acquittal. Bnt that trial seemed to be
his ruin. The faint of it chung to him.
He was pointed out as a curiosity when
he first came to New York, but that did
not bring clentage, and you see where
he is now"
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1887-08-11
Murder at Eaton Rapids.

John Williams and Frank Clark of
Eaton Rapids quarreled about Kittie Ben
nett Matthias, with whom they were both in
love, when Williams drew revolver and
shot Clark. who died few hours later.
Williams was arrested and lodged In Jail
I'm Charlotte,
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1887-08-11
GnntIIe victory in Utah.

The gentiles elect two and perhaps three
members of the council branch of the
legislature in total Of twelve, and three.
perhaps four members of the lower house
out of total Of "a. The GentiIes con-
slider this victory, being far the best
they have ever been abla to do.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1887-08-11

Cattie-Market 10(6l5c lower for COM
mon natives; shipping steers, 81 25(d4 so;
stockers and feeders, 81 50(G3 20; cows,
bulls and mixed, IL 25G1 80; Texas cattle,
81 1908 Is.
s5(a5 80; packing and shlpping,s5 20,a5 45;
light, s5d5 40; skips, &3(a5.
SHEEP-Market slow and steady natives,
81 5OSd4 10; western, 50 1908 Is; Texans.
81 50Sa3 50; lambs, $495.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1887-08-11

A writer in DR.. Foote'S Health
Monthly says: IN the Journal of Ner.
vous and Mental Diseases for May 1887,
DR. w. ID. Robinson writes of the physi.
cal and mental make up of the criminal
classes He finds that criminals often
show physical imperfections, Inherited
or acquired. There is startling pro.
portion of tubercular disease among
them. Epilepsy and other nervous dis.
eases are common, as is also the ten.
dency to insanity. 1t would appear
that the Connecticut legislature has
come to look upon incorrigible crimi
mails as incurable cases of disease, for q
recent law provides that at the eSpira.
ton of the third sentence, the criminal
shall lie detained in prison for twenty.
five years.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1887-08-11

Boxing the ears is very unsafe mode
of punishment. DIR. Samuel Sexton
has seen over fifty cases where the ear
has been injured in this manner. In
one case the father was compelled to
witness the sudden death of his child
with Inflammation of the brain, after a
brief illness and great agony, brought
about by blow upon the ear. 1t so
happens that even violent blows may
not injure, while sometimes light blows
by suddenly COMPRISING the air in the
external auditory canal, may rupture
the ear drum. when the ears have
been pulled and boxed repeatedly.some
impairment of the organ of hearing is
nearly always found, and often very
pronounced in degree" Since nature
has provided a suitable place for punish
ment. parents and teachers should
avoid methods of punishment that are
abusive and may result in permanent
injury.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1887-08-11
injury.

The Siberian Pacific is to be the
next great railroad enterprise. The
Russian government proposes to build
a line from Ekaterinsburg to Vladivo-
stock within the next five years, when
rail and steam communication by way
of Siberian railroads and waterways
will put St. Petersburg within fifteen
days of the Pacific, which is just the
distance of London by way of the
Canadian Pacific. For this line, with
the new Pacific mail steamers plying to
Japan and ustralia in connection with
It'll the real cause which forces Russia
TO the gigantic project The Canadian
line, to which we have given so little
attention, fills out the line of a great
circle route from London to Japan and
China, AMI the strategic and CONNER.
cial Importance of this short line OF
communication is very naturally at.
tracing profound attention in Europe.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1887-08-11
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Bruises, Sores, Saddle Calls,
Bunions. SPAWN Piles.
Corns, Cracks.
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forit One OF the for the greatpopuarlty OF
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The Lumberman needs It In case OF accident.
The Housewife needs it for general family use.
The Cannler needs II for his teams and his men.
The Mechanic needs 1t always on his work
bench.
The Miner needs II In case OF emergency.
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and his stock yard
The Steamboat man or the Bontman needs
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The Arizona sentinel., 1887-03-12

are Scotch, and the firm was formed forty years ago by the father of it's present members. They began small, but their present warehouse is one of the grandest buildings in Broadway. The next son-in-law is Elliott Shep- herd, who is rich and well-established member of the New York bar. The third is Twombly. This is not New York name, and he is the only one of the sons-in-law that was not resident of this city prior to marriage.
 The Twomblys, however, are lead ing family in Boston, whence the present son-in-law came to win the bride. The father of the latter de- termined to keep her at home, and therefore gave Twombly a profitable freighting job in connection with the railroad. The youngest son-in-law is Seward Webb. He was born about the time his father, James Watson Webb, was under sentence for violating the anti-dwelling law, and as Governor Seward interposed executive clemency, the name was given as an act of grati- tude. Dr. Webb had not made much progress in the medical profession at the time of his marriage, and he soon discontinued it in favor of a rich berth in a sleeping-car company.-M '. Cor. Boston IrdUeLler.
The Arizona sentinel., 1887-03-12
PITH AND POINT.

An elderly minister at a social party where the young people were dancing, being asked if he danced, re- piled: No, am not educated on that end."
 A maiden lady says that if single life is bad, it stands to reason that double life is twice as bad. But ladies rarely understand mathematics. - Scranton Truth.
 When Georgiana was three, she said suddenly one day, after long quiet: Mamma, where do the to-days go when they get to be yesterdays?"- Philadelphia Gall.
 -"George, she said, suppressing a yawn. ''why don't you turn over new leaf?" "A new leaf?" "A new leaf, George. Make it ten o'clock instead oi eleven" ."-Harper's Bazar.
 Gotham matron-Why. Lydia, didn't you go to the cooking school, as you intended? "Yes, ma, but there was no session; the lecturess is sick. " q am very sorry. What is the mat ter?" dyspepsia. ."-TId-B
 Meals oftener than five hours are discouraged by Dr. Hall, which time, he says, is necessary for an ordinary meal to dissolve The gentleman probably never lived in boarding house; there the meals dissolve in- stantaneously.-D Detroit Tribune.
 A young gentleman wishes to know which is proper to say, on leaving a young lady friend after a late call, "Good night" or "Good evening"" Never tell a lie, young man; say Good morning." "-iSt Paul Herald.
 -Connoisseur Cooking at the picture of female head)-Ah! here's some thing worth looking at. One of the old masters, no doubt of it. His daughter-Why, pa, how blind you are getting! Can't you see it's woman: Boston Transcript.
 She (emphatically)-How kind of nature to bestow on the blind the faculty of distinguishing colors by the sense of touch! He (philosophically) Yes; but it's not altogether confined to the sightless. In this hard world, a fellow needn't be blind to feel blue.
 A poet sends us some verses entitled ''Give Me Back My Own" We regret to say that we have used the stamp, and that the paper has one of our editorials on the back. In order to : avoid such complications in the future, our poet will please send only the stamp. p.-BWrljnqtOn Free Press.
 Valerie Villemer Vassar, SD But, auntie, all the researches of mod ern science convince me that evolution is the only theory to which we can at. tach any confidence. Admirable aunt Well, my dear, if you won't disturb my ancestors in the Garden of Eden, will promise not to feed peanuts tc yours at the geological gardens HGrUGrd LdnlDOOH.
The Arizona sentinel., 1887-03-12
The Girls Toilet.

A girls everyday toilet is part of her character. The maiden who is slovenly in the morning is not to be trusted, how ever fine she may look the remainder of the day. No matter how humble a bed room may be there are eight things it should contain: A mirror, washstand, water, soap, towels, hair, nail and tooth brushes. These are as essential as one's breakfast and should be made good use of before that is taken. Look tidy in the morning and after the dinner work is over the toilet can be inn proved. Make it rule to dress up for the afternoon, even if in no better ma terial than calico. With it clean and fresh, a ribbon or some bit of orna- ment, one can enjoy that feeling of self respect and satisfaction that invariably comes from being well dressed.-De- frOif Trib1lle